Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday said he would "soon" announce "deep" reforms, after five people were killed in pro-democracy demonstrations a day earlier.
The king made the pledge while presenting the newly constituted Economic and Social Council in Casablanca, without giving more details, dpa reported.
The council, which includes representatives of trade unions, employers and political parties and is chaired by former interior minister Chakib Benmoussa, will advise the government on economic and social policy.
The establishment of the council was foreseen by the 1962 constitution, but it had never been constituted.
Its creation was seen as another sign of the regime's will to carry out reforms in an attempt to prevent the upheaval sweeping Arab countries from growing in Morocco.
The government had earlier said that five people were killed and 128 injured - including 115 members of the security forces - during and after pro-democracy demonstrations around the country on Sunday.
Violent incidents occurred in seven cities, including the port city of Tangier, the tourist destination Marrakesh and Al Hoceima in the north, Interior Minister Taieb Cherkaoui said.
Cherkaoui said five charred bodies were found at an Al Hoceima bank that had been set on fire. The victims were looters who had entered the bank while it was closed, according to the minister.
He said a total of 120 people had also been detained.
Rioters damaged 33 public buildings, 24 bank offices, 50 shops and private buildings, and 66 vehicles, according to figures given by the minister.
The demonstrations were staged with the support of a Facebook protest movement, Islamic fundamentalists, human rights and women's groups, as well as some leftist parties and trade unionists.
The protesters called for the resignation of the government and the dissolution of parliament, a more democratic constitution, an end to corruption and press censorship, and better economic and social conditions.
Demonstrators chanted or displayed slogans against powerful people or companies close to King Mohammed VI, but did not directly criticize the monarch, who is believed to retain a relatively wide popularity in Morocco.
Organizers of the protests condemned any violence by the participants.